Needless words, the weak and the pointless words steal power from your writing. We all let them sneak in during the first draft, so don’t panic – you’re not alone. It’s what we do about them later that counts. Removing…
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Fantasy magic stories are high on my “love it” category as a reader and consumer of books. At the same time, I love science of all sorts and cut my teeth on the sci-fi greats Robert Heinlein and Arthur C.…
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Narrative voice, one of the things that arises with the creation of your story, is the perspective from which the events in your story are observed. What does that mean? It’s the point of view, dude. It’s also much more.…
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(and could possibly make them want to light you on fire) I know I’ve mentioned most of these grammar usage pet peeves peppered throughout other articles, but they keep happening. In view of that, seems that some of these big…
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20 Pieces of Practical Advice Writing tips are something you can never have enough of, especially when it’s practical advice. You’d think a lot of these writing tips don’t need to be said, but I think it’s important they are.…
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If you’ve never done it before, it could be challenging to adjust the language in your old resume to turn it into an active and engaging skills resume. In the old “duties” style, it’s customary to write those duties in…
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If you’ve ever attempted to write Canadian characters into some prose and you’re not a native Canadian speaker, you may need to study up some. Otherwise, your character is going to end up sounding like a parody of Bob and…
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So you want to be a freelance writer… You decided. You’re going to do it. You’ve toiled away at your outside job and pecked at your writing when time allows. But lately? You’ve chafed at the lack of creative forward…
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Misused Phrases, Take 2 It does so irk me when people get idioms, adages, and expressions wrong. Is it just me? Am I overly pedantic? It’s been more than half a year since I scratched out the first list. During…
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Targeted Editing – Editing for Awesomeness – Part 3 Once more, here’s our areas to focus on with our targeted editing. This list covers most of the bases, so do make use of it in a way that makes the…
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